Being ‘Future Smart’ Means Thinking Years – Or Decades – Ahead



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The U.S. arguably is facing more complex and serious threats to our national security than at any time in our history. Intelligence is critical to understanding these threats and presenting policymakers with options for dealing with challenges: Iran; nuclear proliferation; cyber security; Russia; China; North Korea; transnational terrorism; and climate change. Rightly focused on addressing today's most serious challenges, the intelligence community also must devote its considerable talent to meeting tomorrow's challenges—being future smart.
In the future, Russia certainly will not be the only state or non-state actor that tries to influence our populace by conducting espionage deep inside our social networking and media sites.
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